指一说十 — “Point at one and say ten”
指一说十 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately exaggerate facts or make a minor issue seem much more significant; to greatly overstate”. Literally, “point at one and say ten”.
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- zhǐ指bù不shèng胜lǚ偻too many to count
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- zhǐ指dōng东huà划xī西talk evasively or beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东dǎ打xī西feint east, attack west
- zhǐ指dōng东huà画xī西Beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东huà话xī西talk aimlessly or evasively
- zhǐ指dōng东shuō说xī西Beat around the bush
- zhǐ指dōng东mà骂xī西criticize indirectly
- zhǐ指shì事lèi类qíng情explain principles and illustrate situations
- zhǐ指qīn亲tuō托gù故claim kinship or feign acquaintance
- zhǐ指nìng佞chù触xié邪expose sycophants and resist evil
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What does 指一说十 mean?
指一说十 (zhǐ yī shuō shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately exaggerate facts or make a minor issue seem much more significant; to greatly overstate”.
How do you pronounce 指一说十?
指一说十 is pronounced zhǐ yī shuō shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 指一说十 literally mean?
Literally, 指一说十 means “point at one and say ten”. It is used to mean “to deliberately exaggerate facts or make a minor issue seem much more significant; to greatly overstate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 指一说十?
指着一说成是十。形容存心夸大事实